定语从句的关系代词
关系代词 :that,which,who,whose,whom
1. 关系代词whose,引导定语从句时,既可指人,又可指物,在从句中只能作定语;of whom只能指人;of which只能指物,有时whose可以与of whom和of which互换使用。如:
The girl whose hair is golden is from England. 头发金色的那个女孩是英国人。
The house whose doors are green is an office building. 门是绿色的那座房子是办公楼。
2. “介词 + whose +名词”引导定语从句。如:
I love my motherland, for whose good future I will work hard. 我爱我的祖国,为了她美好的未来我要努力工作。
3. 在下列情况下,一般只用of whom和of which。
(1) 定语从句的主语是few, little, some, most, many, much等时,一般只用of whom和of which。
In the room are lots of people, many of whom I don’t know. 房间里有很多人,很多人我不认识。
He has a lot of story-books, a few of which I have never read. 他有很多故事书,有几本故事书我还从未看过。(from www.yygrammar.com)
(2) 定语从句的主语是数词、形容词的最高级时,一般只用of whom和of which。如:
The old man has three children, two of whom are college students and one of whom is a manager. 那个老人有三个小孩,其中两个是大学生,另一个是经理。